Medical Terms Review

Leuk/o

white

xanth/o

yellow

melan/o

black

chlor/o

green

cyan/o

blue

purpur/a

purple

uni-

one

mono-

two

prim/i

first

bi-

two

di-

two

diplo-

double

tri-

three

quad-

four

hemi-

half

semi-

partial

multi-

many, much

poly-

many, much

nulli-

none

hypo-

below, under, decreased

hyper-

above, excessive, increased

olig/o-

few, deficient, scanty

pan-

total, all

micro-

small

macro-

large

mega(lo)-

large

normo-

normal

eu-

good, easy, normal, true

pseudo-

false

iso-

equal, same

aniso-

unequal, dissimilar

homo-

man

homo-

same

homeo-

similar

hetero-

different, unequal

poikilo-

irregular, variable

ortho-

straight, upright

ante-

before

pre-

before

pro-

before

post-

after

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

dia-

through

per-

through

trans-

across, through

ambi-

both (sides)

amphi-

both sides

dextr/o

right side

sinistr/o

left side

epi-

upon

retro-

backward, behind

inter-

between

sym(n)-

together

infra-

under, below

sub-

under, below

mid-

middle

meso-

middle

medi-

middle

ecto-

outside

exo-

outside

endo-

inside

inra-

within

ultra-

beyond

meta-

beyond

para-

besides, near

super-

above

supra-

above

circum-

above

peri-

around

a(n)-

without, lack of

im(n)-

not

anti-

against

contra-

against

mal-

bad, ill

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

neo-

new, recent

py/o-

pus

pyr/o

fire

scler/o-

hard

presby/o-

old

apo-

separate

auto-

self

astr/o-

star

hydr/o-

water

antr/o-

cavity

idio-

own

\-ac

pertaining to

\-al

pertaining to

\-ar(y)

pertaining to

\-(t)ic(al)

pertaining to

\-ile

pertaining to

\-ine

pertaining to

\-ory

pertaining to

\-ous

pertaining to